Saturday, January 24, 2015

can i have two good quotes that show prejudice in the boy in the striped pyjamas please

One comes from Bruno's father when Bruno asks him who the
people are on the other side of the fence.  He says ,


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"Those people ....well... they're not people at
all, Bruno....Well, at least not as we understand the term.... They're nothing to do
with you. You have nothing whatsoever in common with them." (pg
53)



John Boyne, the author,
does not use expletives or derogatory terms in his book.  He INFERS them with a line
that he places in the quotation.  Lieutenent Kotler can be found throughout the book
making disparaging remarks to the Jewish people.  For example, when Bruno asks for a
tyre to make a swing, Kotler yells at Pavel and says,


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"Hey, you!" he shouted, then adding a word that
Bruno did not understand. 'Come over here you ________' He said the word again and
something about the harsh sound of it make Bruno look away and feel ashamed to be part
of this at all." (pg 75)



Lt.
Kotler is calling Pavel a derogatory name for Jew.


Another
good quote is when Bruno and Gretel are talking.  She is trying to explain why he can't
go on the other side of the fence, but she really doesn't understand it
herself.


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"....the fence isnt' there to stop us from
getting over there. It's to stop them from coming over here. .... because they have to
be kept together.... but with their own kind.... with the other Jews, Bruno."  (pg
182)



When Bruno asks why we
don't like Jews, Gretel just says


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"Because they're Jews"  (pg
183)


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